Open Letter: Could You Lower Your Overheads?
In a candid letter Paul Sullivan, Managing Director Anglo, holds his hands up to mistakes of the past, while setting out a clear vision [...]
Committee Restructure Drives More Effective Representation At CAB
The Council for Aluminium in Building has restructured its committee model, increasing agility and improving representation The new structure replaces the previous model, creating [...]
How Long Will This Cycle Last?
You can begin to feel the industry ask itself: how long is this going to last? It feels as though we've been talking about [...]
Liniar To Host Exclusive Webinar Launching Brand-New Energy Performance Calculator
For window and door fabricators, balancing the demands of verifying regulatory compliance, energy efficiency, and customer expectations is no small feat. As part of [...]
A Hard Day At Work
I think it will be a long time before any of us forgets seeing Chancellor Rachel Reeves crying during Prime Minister's Questions last week. [...]
F E A T U R E D A R T I C L E S
Origin Unveils New Concept Showroom
Origin has unveiled its brand-new concept showroom. The company said its new showroom displays its product range within real-world settings to bring its systems [...]
Fentrade Aluminium Acquired By Aluminium Vision
The M&A activity in the aluminium sector within fenestration shows no signs of stopping as yet another deal has been announced today. Following the [...]
New Endurance® Aluminium Site Means Business
Following its successful launch onto the market earlier this year, Endurance® Aluminium has unveiled a new online presence. www.endurancealuminium.co.uk showcases the comprehensive product range [...]
Origin: The Impact Of Colour
Ben Brocklesby, Director at the UK’s leading manufacturer of aluminium doors and windows, Origin, discusses the impact of colour and offers practical advice to [...]
Demonstration Of Long-Term Confidence In The Aluminium Sector
Nigel Headford, Chief Executive, Council for Aluminium in Building reflects on a month of change in the aluminium industry and highlights what’s on the [...]
Morley Glass Invests In Major Showroom Renovations At Leading West Yorkshire Installer
The UK’s leading integral blinds supplier, Morley Glass, has invested in major showroom renovations at Wakefield-based B&P Windows, helping them to transform their outdoor [...]
Morley Glass Completes 2023 FIT Show New Product Line-Up With Switchable Smart Glass
Morley Glass will launch a further new addition to its product portfolio at the 2023 FIT Show with a debut for its new switchable [...]
Glass Giant Invests In Sustainable Glassmaking In St Helens
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, is making a multi-million-pound investment in its Merseyside facilities as part of a government-backed project [...]
Vacuum Insulated Glazing: Yes Or No?
Over the past week or so, a debate on Twitter, which has sometimes become slightly heated, has been raging about the use of vacuum [...]
New Integral Blind Colours To Make Debut At 2023 FIT Show
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Visitors to the Morley Glass stand at this year’s FIT Show will have their first opportunity to see new [...]
S P O N S O R N E W S
Endurance® Aluminium Launches Installer Partner Scheme
Endurance® Aluminium has begun onboarding businesses to its newly [...]
Glyngary Joinery Celebrates 40 Years Of Craftsmanship And Innovation
Leading timber window and door specialist, Glyngary Joinery, is [...]
April Builders’ Merchant Value Sales Up +3.0% Year-On-Year, Volumes Up +3.4%
The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report, published [...]
Origin Launches OS-29+ Sliding Door
Origin has launched the OS-29+ sliding door, which combines [...]
Endurance® Doors Launches New 1930s Inspired Door Design
Building on its already extensive portfolio of doors to [...]
D G B P A R T N E R S
Corialis Acquires European Gutmann Group
Corialis, a leading European designer and manufacturer of aluminium systems for windows and doors, is pleased to announce its acquisition of the European Gutmann [...]
Cornwall Group Flags Concerns To MP
Cornwall Group has raised its concerns about the impact of the increase in the National Minimum Wage and National Insurance with its Member of [...]
Eurocell Provides Year End Trading Update
Eurocell plc, a leading UK manufacturer, distributor, and recycler of UPVC building products, released its Year-End Trading Update on January 28, 2025. The company [...]
UAP Ltd Acquires Armadillo Metal Coatings
UAP Ltd, the Bury-based door hardware specialist, has announced the acquisition of Armadillo Metal Coatings, marking another milestone in its ambitious growth journey. The [...]
AGC Glass Europe Acquires SGT (Germany)
Effective as of 1 January 2025, AGC Glass Europe expands its activities through the acquisition of one of Europe´s largest manufacturers of safety glass, [...]
10 Companies To Watch For In 2022
Every year I take a look at some of the companies that I believe will make a big splash in the coming 12 months. [...]
Who Will Enforce The New Trickle Vent Regulations?
As you may now well be aware, updated Building Regulations were published last week. I explored some of the major points that will directly [...]
New Building Regulations Announced – What It Means For The Fenestration Sector
The long-awaited revisions to Building Regulations have finally arrived and there are a number of updated regulations that are going to have a direct [...]
Guest Post: The Vexed Issue Of The Trickle Vent
As consultations around the Government’s new Future Buildings Standard close, VEKA Plc’s Technical Director, Paul Kennington, applauds plans to make homes more energy efficient [...]
Top 5 Tips When Choosing New Windows And Doors
Purchasing new windows and doors for your home is one of the biggest and most expensive home improvement projects you will carry out. The [...]
Compusoft To Aquire First Degree Systems
This is a statement from First Degree Systems: Compusoft Group, a leading global visual CPQ provider, today announced an agreement to acquire First Degree [...]
Guest Post: Times, They Are A Changing!
This is a guest post from Alan Burgess, Chairman of Masterframe: Someone once said the world has changed more in the last 400yrs than [...]
Three Quarters Of Our Business Is Now Done Digitally
During lockdown, many businesses in our sector, including ours, made rapid changes to digitally transform their businesses to allow them to function whilst most [...]
Brisant Launch Trade Facebook Page
This is a sponsored article by Brisant Secure: Brisant-Secure is all about making it easy for locksmiths to sell locks and door installers to [...]
Apply For One Of Five Free Virtual Showroom Tours Courtesy Of The NFAs, Fenestration Digital And Morley Glass
In an effort to help installers adapt to the new normal as the industry begins it’s toughest ever fight, Morley Glass has teamed up [...]
CNC Recycling To Support Building Our Skills
Sponsored news from Building Our Skills: Building Our Skills [...]
Morley Glass Hits 1,000-Tonne Glass Recycling Milestone
Sponsored news from Morley Glass: Uni-Blinds® integral blind manufacturer [...]
£1bn In New Grants For House Insulation Measures, But Nothing For Windows Again
Another Government brings with it another new initiative to [...]
Government Must Go Further To Insulate Britain
Craig Robertson, Managing Director of Granada Secondary Glazing, the [...]
Energy Calculator From Deceuninck Drives Sales Of Energy Efficient Windows
Sponsored news from Deceuninck: Deceuninck has developed a unique [...]
C H A R I T Y
Grabex Windows In Race To Provide Funding For Demelza Hospice
After 1016 lapses completed in 24 hours at the Teesside Karting - the first in a series of major endurance races based both in [...]
Help Out A Friend!
I like to think we're a generous bunch. In fact I know we are. The industry gave great support to Philip Parry of Eurocell when [...]
Help Philip Parry!
For those of you who don't know, Philip Parry is a star within the Eurocell family. I have met him myself and thought he was [...]
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